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Agrigento

Valley of the Temples

The Valle dei Templi, or Valley of the Temples, is an archaeological site in , Sicily. It is one of the most outstanding examples of ancient Greek art and architecture of Magna Graecia, and is one of the main attractions of Sicily.
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  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Sicily, Italy
  • Also known as: “Agrigento, Valle dei Templi”, “Archaeological Area of Agrigento”, “Parco Archaeologico e Paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento”, and “Valle dei Templi”
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Concordia and Temple of Heracles.

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The is an ancient Greek temple of Magna Graecia in the Valle dei Templi in on the south coast of , Italy. It is the largest and best-preserved Doric temple in Sicily and one of the best-preserved Greek temples in general, especially of the Doric order. is situated 280 metres southeast of Valley of the Temples.

Photo: Andrea Schaffer, CC BY 2.0.
The or Temple of Hercules is an ancient Greek temple of Magna Graecia in the ancient city of Akragas, located in the Valle dei Templi in , Italy. is situated 310 metres west of Valley of the Temples.

Archaeological site
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The Temple of Olympian Zeus in , was the largest Doric temple ever constructed, although it was never completed and now lies in ruins. It stands in the Valle dei Templi with a number of other major Greek temples. is situated 480 metres west of Valley of the Temples.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maddalusa and Villaseta.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
is a village in , part of the municipality of , with a population of roughly 6,300. is situated 2½ km west of Valley of the Temples.

Village
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is a seaside town and port South of . It rises on the Akragas point, near the mouth of the Akragas river. is situated 3 km south of Valley of the Temples.

Valley of the Temples

Latitude
37.29116° or 37° 17′ 28″ north
Longitude
13.58957° or 13° 35′ 23″ east
Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)
Open location code
8F9M7HRQ+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39096127
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7522495
Wiki­data ID
Q636774
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Valley of the Temples” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وادي المعابد”
  • Basque: “Valle dei Templi”
  • Bosnian: “Arheološko nalazište Agrigento”
  • Bosnian: “Dolina hramova”
  • Bulgarian: “Долина на храмовете”
  • Catalan: “vall dels Temples”
  • Catalan: “Vall dels Temples”
  • Chinese: “神庙谷”
  • Chinese: “神廟谷”
  • Chinese: “神殿之谷”
  • Czech: “Údolí chrámů”
  • Dutch: “Akragas”
  • Dutch: “Archeologisch gebied van Agrigento”
  • Dutch: “Tempels bij Agrigento”
  • Dutch: “Vallei van de Tempels”
  • Esperanto: “Valo de la Temploj”
  • French: “Site archéologique d’Agrigente”
  • French: “Vallee des Temples”
  • French: “Vallée des Temples”
  • French: “Valley of the Temples”
  • Galician: “Val dos Templos”
  • German: “Agrigentum”
  • German: “Akragas”
  • German: “Archäologische Stätten von Agrigent”
  • German: “Asklepiostempel (Agrigent)”
  • German: “Athenatempel (Agrigent)”
  • German: “Concordiatempel (Agrigent)”
  • German: “Demetertempel (Agrigent)”
  • German: “Dioskurentempel (Agrigent)”
  • German: “Hephaistostempel (Agrigent)”
  • German: “Heraklestempel (Agrigent)”
  • German: “Heratempel (Agrigent)”
  • German: “Olympieion (Agrigent)”
  • German: “Tal der Tempel”
  • German: “Tempel L (Agrigent)”
  • German: “Zeustempel (Agrigent)”
  • Hindi: “वैले देई टेम्पली”
  • Hungarian: “Agrigento régészeti lelőhelyei”
  • Hungarian: “Agrigento régészeti parkja”
  • Hungarian: “Valle dei Templi”
  • Indonesian: “Valle dei Templi”
  • Italian: “area archeologica di Agrigento”
  • Italian: “parco archeologico e paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi”
  • Italian: “templi di Agrigento”
  • Italian: “Valle dei templi”
  • Italian: “Valle dei Templi”
  • Japanese: “アグリジェントの考古的地域”
  • Japanese: “アグリジェントの遺跡地域”
  • Japanese: “神殿の谷”
  • Korean: “신전의 계곡”
  • Korean: “신전의계곡”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Vale de la Templos”
  • Lithuanian: “Agridžento archeologinė vietovė”
  • Macedonian: “Долина на храмовите”
  • Macedonian: “Долината на храмовите”
  • Maltese: “Wied tat-Tempji”
  • Persian: “دره معابد”
  • Polish: “Dolina Świątyń”
  • Portuguese: “Akragas”
  • Portuguese: “Zona Arqueológica de Agrigento”
  • Romanian: “Valle dei Templi”
  • Sicilian: “Akragas (Girgenti)”
  • Sicilian: “Akragas”
  • Sicilian: “Vaddi dî Templi”
  • Sicilian: “Villa Rumana dû Casali (Chiazza)”
  • Slovenian: “Dolina templjev”
  • Spanish: “Valle de los Templos (Agrigento)”
  • Spanish: “Valle de los templos”
  • Spanish: “Valle de los Templos”
  • Swedish: “Agrigentum”
  • Tagalog: “Valle dei Templi”
  • Thai: “Valle dei Templi”
  • Thai: “พื้นที่โบราณคดีอากรีเจนโต”
  • Thai: “ศูนย์โบราณคดีแห่งอากริเจนโต”
  • Turkish: “Tapınaklar Vadisi”
  • Ukrainian: “Аграгант”
  • Ukrainian: “Агригент”
  • Ukrainian: “Агрігент”
  • Ukrainian: “Акрагант”
  • Ukrainian: “Акрагас”
  • Vietnamese: “Thung lũng Đền thờ”
  • Yue Chinese: “神廟谷”

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